Hey blog!
I imported my footage into premier pro and made the line edit for it. IT LOOKS SICK. I am super happy with how this looks. Because this scene is filmed in a different location than the actual car meet, I am keeping the shots nice and close to only show what is going on and not the background. Here is some shots from the line edit!
Over the weekend I was at the race track taking photos for a friend. While I was there I thought to myself that I may want to shoot videos of the cars as well just in case I decide to implement it into my film. Getting shots here was much more difficult because I was against he fence and kind of far away from the action. Getting a variety of shots was also difficult because of that. Overall I am satisfied with what I go from the race track and I hope I find a place to edit them in if needed.
It has begun!
First day of filming I had a officer film multiple shots with me and a couple of drivers to simulate a scene where a cop is chasing the main character. We began with using the drone to get a overhead shot of everything going on.
Once we finished filming the scenes with my DLSR, I attached my DJI Osmo pocket 3 to the back of my car so I could get shots of the police actively moving chasing down my car. We also attached the camera the back of my friends car who was filming the front of my car "accelerating away". Overall I am super happy with how this turned out and I cant wait to start editing it!
Hi Blog. As I am just getting ready to start production, I wanted to share the different cameras that I will be using for my production.
Nikon D7500- This is my main camera that will shoot most of the film. I will use this camera with a tripod to get nice stills. I can set the f-stop super low on this camera making it really nice to use during the night and make shots in the day look beautiful. If you dont know what "f-stop" is, it basically changes how much light enters the camera (lower the number, more light enters the camera)
DJI Osmo Pocket 3- I LOVE this camera! This camera is super tiny and so easy to use. It can fit inside of my pocket making it super easy to transport. This camera shoots in 4k and has a built in gimbal which makes the shoots super smooth. With this camera being very small, I can place it in very unique areas to get really cool shots.
DJI Mini 2 SE - This drone is super small and super easy to use. It has a built in camera that can shoot in 1080p making the quality still strong. I will be using this for shots high in the air to get unique angles of the cars.
GoPro Hero 8 - Another super small and INDESTRUCTABLE camera. From personal experience, this camera can go through hell and back and still work like brand new. It can record in 4k and shoot underwater making it such a good action camera.
Hi Blog! Audio is a HUGEEE part of making a great film. I would argue its much more important than visuals. So, lets talk about I am going to do about my audio.
Music!- The entire film opening will have instrumental audio that engages the viewer into the vibe of the film.
Voice Over!- I will have a "news reporter" narrating the film opening as if the opening is a breaking news story. I will do this by getting one of my friends and saying lines from a script that I have created. I will absolutely 100% use a high quality mic so the voice sounds amazing.
Car/Natural Sounds!- This is a major part of engaging the viewer into my film. I have very tiny magnetic DJI microphones that I can put onto the engine bay of a car to record the engine noise. For the natural sounds though, I have a Rhode mic that I will keep on my camera AT ALL TIMES to capture "Moments" and get very nice Nat sounds.
Stay tuned for more possible Audio techniques that I may use!
Hi Blog, today Props will be what I yap about...
This is a HUGEEE part of my film opening as this needs to be perfect for it to be good.
I have big goals so my props are going to be difficult to get.
1. 30+ Cars all parked together: Yeahhh, lucky for me I know lots of people that would love to show up and be apart of my film so this shouldn't be to big of a issue. Using all of these cars shows the "Street Scene" and what goes on rather then just describing it.
2. Police Officer/Car: It's a little strange how I'm going to ask the police station to be in my film that highlights street racing. However, once I get them this will ELEVATE my film so much! Its a very crucial role and to have them in the film will be so cool.
Other than those two subjects I should not have to use any props. I'll keep you guys updated though!
Hi Blog! Today I will be discussing the lighting techniques that I will be aiming to use in my film opening.
The film opening takes place in the night time so lighting will be key. I want to go for a dark look but with aspects of bright lights to give off the vibe of a street at night. How will I do this? Easy! Filming at a actual street with a ND filter will give me the look I am looking for.
In editing to make this look even more visually pleasing I will lower the highlights and make the temperature cooler to give a cold night vibe.
